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Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 16:41
Power 03/02/2025, 16:13
Bornholm energy hub awaits amendment to the law
Copenhagen - From 2030, the Bornholm Energy Hub is to supply green electricity and green hydrogen to Europe. However, the Danish government has pressed the stop button. The reason for this is the political standstill in Germany.
Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 16:06
"The heat pump is the heating technology of the future"
Berlin - The Building Energy Act has caused numerous emotional debates since its presentation. The next federal government must now restore public acceptance of heat pumps, says Markus Meyer, head of policy at Enpal.
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Politics 03/02/2025, 15:15
CDU party's immediate action programme: Lower electricity prices, overturn heating law
Berlin – The Christian Democratic CDU party has met for its party conference and adopted an immediate programme for the first 100 days of possible government participation. In addition to a turnaround in migration policy, the focus is on easing the burden on the economy and abolishing a 'traffic light coalition' legacy.
Politics 03/02/2025, 15:13
Homeowners opt for solar systems
Munich - Two thirds of homeowners want to operate a solar energy system by 2029. Political preferences only play a subordinate role. This is the result of a study commissioned by IKND. The survey also asked about plans for heat pumps and electric cars.
Politics 31/01/2025, 15:06
Energy laws pass Bundestag
Berlin - The Bundestag has passed five laws on security of supply and better integration of renewables. The Federal Requirements Plan Act was not included. Overall, the industry is satisfied with the resolutions - at least as an emergency solution until the new legislative period.
Politics 30/01/2025, 16:42
Industry sees biomass package as a good start
Berlin - The biogas industry believes that the biomass package, which is due to be passed by the Bundestag on 31 January, offers a new perspective. At the same time, it is relying heavily on negotiations with a new federal government.Market & Industry
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 14:36
New CEO at MET Germany
Frankfurt am Main - The Swiss MET Group has found a new CEO for its German business. Sven Wolf will take over the position in July. He comes from the building and cleantech service provider Spie. His predecessor Jörg Selbach-Röntgen left the company at the end of 2024.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 13:03
Industry wants certificates for waste heat
Hamburg - Waste heat is an underutilised resource for industrial companies. Aurubis now sells what is actually a waste product as district heating to Hamburger Energiewerke. This results in CO2 savings that are not yet recognised in emissions trading, explained Aurubis CEO Toralf Haag in an interview.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 12:50
Encavis: Squeeze-out after IPO
Hamburg - Following the IPO of Encavis, majority shareholder Elbe Bidco is planning a squeeze-out of minority shareholders. This will increase the shareholding of the investment company to over 91 per cent.
Market & Industry 03/02/2025, 09:00
"We can only contribute to flexibilisation to a limited extent"
Hamburg - Waste heat from industrial processes often escapes unused into the air. This has changed at copper manufacturer Aurubis in Hamburg, where the heat is now being utilised in the district heating grid. However, the industrial company is sceptical about making its electricity consumption more flexible, as CEO Toralf Haag explains in an interview.Power
Power 03/02/2025, 14:03
"The tenant electricity market is undergoing profound change"
Stuttgart - The expansion of PV systems on apartment blocks is only making slow progress - at least that is the external perception. Julian Schulz, managing director of the Stuttgart-based tenant electricity start-up Metergrid, contradicts this perception in an interview with energate. He says Metergrid alone receives 300 to 400 project enquiries per month.
Power 31/01/2025, 15:16
Progress with offshore projects
Hamburg/Berlin - German offshore expansion has not yet hit the turbo. However, there is progress to report on two major projects. Progress is being made in both the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
Power 31/01/2025, 13:07
Federal Network Agency halves offshore tender
Bonn/Hamburg - The Federal Network Agency has announced the tendering of a further offshore wind area that was not analysed. It had to halve the tender volume at short notice. The reason: The BSH's area development plan changed significantly at short notice compared to the drafts.
Power 31/01/2025, 12:50
Storage expansion continues to boom
Berlin - Solar systems often produce much more electricity than can be consumed, especially at midday in summer. Storage systems can help here. Current figures show this: Expansion continues to boom, but changes are on the horizon.Gas & Heat
Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 12:39
Open season launched for Eemshaven LNG terminal
Groningen - The LNG terminal in Eemshaven is to stay. According to the operators, there is high market interest and they now want to find out the capacity requirements in an open season.
Gas & Heat 03/02/2025, 11:44
MARGIT 2026 leaves multipliers and discounts unchanged
Bonn - The Federal Network Agency has updated the multipliers for capacity products during the year and the discounts at the LNG entry points for the coming year in its MARGIT 2026 determination.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 17:02
No real recovery of the GHG quota in sight
Essen - As a result of a fraud scandal, the prices for greenhouse gas reduction quotas have lapsed. The industry is under pressure and is insisting on a political reappraisal and new regulations. But Berlin seems to be putting the brakes on. The consequences of this were the subject of the latest energate web talk.
Gas & Heat 31/01/2025, 16:00